Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur
7.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Batavia Junction, IL. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur
7.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 713–746 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.81394, -88.26231
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading SE.
- 3 miSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading NE.
- 3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Kirk-Fabyan Regional Trail via Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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